Improvement in shoes and over-gaiters



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THOMAS R. EVANS, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

, Letters Patent No. 113,149, dated March 28,1871.

' IMPROVEMEN'II `IN SHOES AND OVER-GAITERS.'

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

I, THOMAS R. EVANS, of Philadelphia, county of' Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a Combined Shoe and Over-Gaiter, of whichthe following is a specification.

Nettie/re and Object of the I invention.

General Description'.

The buttoned gaiter described in my aforesaid patent of May 17, 1870,was made after the style of a brogan, and consisted of a front piecefurnished with a tongue and secured to the sole, and of two side piecesstitched to the front piece, to the sole, and to each other at the back;One of these side pieces was furnished with abutton-hole ap, which couldbe drawn over and attached to buttons on the other sidepiece.

The shoe which forms the subject of my present invention resembles theabove in some particulars.

It consists of a front piece, A, stitched or4 otherwise secured to thesole B, and furnished with a tongue, a, and oi'side pieces O and C',stitched to the rear edges of the front piece, and to each other at theback, and having a button-flap, D.

The side pieces, however, instead of being attached to the sole, arestitched at their lower edges to strips of leather F, which are, inturn, stitched to the sole The strips F are inclined upward toward theheel, on a slightly-curved line, l1, so as to give the lower edges oftheside pieces C and C' the same inclination as the corresponding partof anordinary loose overgaiter.

The side pieces arel also extended forward toward the front of `the shoeto a point beyond the stitching x, which connects said side pieces andstrips F to the front piece A, and the button-hole dap D is alsoconsiderably enlarged and carried forward so as to be of the saine shapeas the correspondingpart of an overgaiter.

The shoe, when made as above described, has exact-ly the appearance ofan'ordinary shoe over which is fitted a loose over-gaiter.; but the-sidepieces and button-hole Hap or gaiter-portiou of the shoe are secured toand form the rear portion ofthe latter.

The side pieces and flaps maybe made of cloth bound on the edges withleather, or any other material suitable for over-gaiters.

It will be seen that the lower edge of the iiap D is not secured to thefront of the piece A, so that, in

putting on or taking ofi" the shoe, the side pieces and flap maybefolded back, as shown in g. 2, and the shoe has all the advantagespossessed by my aforesaid patented gaiter, both as regards economy ofconstruction and comfort to the wearer.

Another advantage from leaving the flap D loose at its lower edge is,that it will slide freely ou the front piece A when the foot is bent,and, owing to the absence of stitches, will more closely resemble theusual over-gaiter. y

rIhe usual vertical side seam employed in brogans for connecting thefront and side pieces, and also shown in my aforesaid patent, is veryliable to rip, owing to the great strain upon it after a short period ofwear, and especially in putting on or taking oli the shoe. Thisobjection AI have overcome by using a horizontal as well as a verticalseam, or crossing the stitching in the manner shown at :t in thedrawing.

Claim.

The combination with the shoe, constructed substantially as described,of the side pieces C C and loose flap D, the whole being arranged asspecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specilication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOS; It. EVANS.

Witnesses:y

WM. A. STEEL, ERANKLIN B. RICHARDS.

